It was an eventful first week of 2015 for former Huskies in the NBA.•Kemba Walker had a big night Wednesday, scoring 31 points, including a game-winning basket against New Orleans. It was Walker's third 30-point game in a row for the Bobcats, who ...

A.J. Price, former Huskies guard, appears frequently in the Greater Hartford Pro-Am. Last summer, we had an interesting chat about his career in the NBA, which he knows is going to be nomadic. He talked about Kevin Ollie’s influence, how he pieced...

Wesleyan is 6-1 in football and has won its last two games by a combined score of 57-0. Trinity is 5-2, has lost two in a row, both at home, which is unheard of since the Bantams had a 53-game winning streak at Jessee/Miller Field before losing to...

NEW YORK — The names jump off the pages of the UConn record book, some from the distant past and some cashing NBA paychecks this season.
There are prolific scorers such as Wes Bialosuknia in the 1960s, Tony Hanson in the 1970s, Ray Allen in the 1990s,...

The mere mention of the name brings a smile to Shabazz Napier's face.Kemba Walker, he says, is his big brother and basketball mentor. During their lone season as teammates at UConn, Napier shadowed Walker and took mental notes on an array of subjects,...

KILLINGWORTH – It hasn't always been easy for Stanley Robinson, but the smile remains. He is surrounded by kids. The thumping sound of the basketball fills his ears.And his dream is alive."I've got to get healthy, stay healthy," Robinson said...

Thirty-eight players from UConn have been chosen in the NBA draft, beginning with Toby Kimball in 1965, and 18 have gone in the first round. The Huskies have made a habit of sending quality guards to the NBA. Shabazz Napier, projected to be drafted in the...

When Clifford Robinson was drafted in the second round in 1989, not many would have predicted he'd play 18 seasons in the NBA, including 14 seasons where he averaged double figures. That was the beginning of a steady flow to the NBA of players under Jim...

WATERBURY — A.J. Price's vision was much like his NBA future on Saturday night at the Greater Hartford Pro-Am summer basketball league: unclear.Playing without his contacts, it took the former UConn guard three quarters to find his offensive rhythm. By...

WATERBURY — A.J. Price knows who he is, knows what he can bring to a basketball team. And he believes he'll get another chance.
"It's just like last year," Price said Sunday after scoring 33 points in a Greater Hartford Pro-Am game....

STORRS — Jim Calhoun sat in the front row of a near-empty Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday and he watched Kemba Walker, now in the NBA, push the ball up and down the court with the current UConn men's basketball players. Calhoun's legs were crossed, he was...

Born: May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Mass.Family: Wife Pat, sons James and Jeffrey, six grandchildrenEducation: American International College (1968); Braintree High School (1960)Head Coaching Career:Old Lyme (CT) High School – 1968-69Westport (MA) High...

UConn has six freshmen and a seventh, 7-foot-1 German center Enosch Wolf, will join the team Dec. 17. The last time the Huskies had so many new faces was in 2006-07. That season, the Huskies had no upperclassmen and seven freshmen (eight newcomers because...

Has there been a more tumultuous season in UConn history? Has there ever been a soap opera like the 2009-10 season?
Coming off an appearance in the Final Four the year before, the Huskies endured one of the more puzzling and trying seasons in the Jim...

Through two seasons, Kemba Walker is averaging 11.7 points and 3.9 assists, numbers that should increase this season considering he is the focal point of the offense. A look at Walker's two seasons, and how his numbers compare to the career averages of...

What a wild ride. Price missed two seasons before pulling on a UConn jersey. He sat out 2004-05 for life-threatening medical reasons. He sat out 2005-06 while suspended for his role in attempting to sell stolen laptop computers. He debuted in 2006-07...

Garrison was a late commit to UConn before the 2005-06 season, when the Huskies were dealing with the suspensions of guards Marcus Williams and A.J. Price. Garrison lost the starting point guard spot to fellow freshman Craig Austrie and was not a major...